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I would like to offer this space as a token of my respects to J.D. Salinger and his family. Just about everybody (including me) didn't like some of his works. And he was troubled, or so it appeared. But he was a major presence, with an unforgettable voice and perspective. Some of the things he wrote I'll always remember with great joy, like "Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters" and "The Laughing Man" (right, Lizy?). He will be missed. More news
My latest book - Memoir: A History
Publishers Weekly, starred review of Memoir: A History: “Yagoda, biographer of Will Rogers, presents a spirited account of a form of writing that since its inception has been one of the most contested and most popular.
Other books by Ben Yagoda
Ben Yagoda is one of the most subtle - and entertaining - writers about writing one can find. His history of the memoir reads between the lines - and the lies - with illuminating precision.
Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and The Shakespeare Wars
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